Deliciae Literariae: A New Volume of Table-talkSimpkin, Marshall, 1840 - 273 pages |
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Page 23
... held out his castle of Dunnottar against Montrose , then in arms for the king ; and when the great marquis , according to the barbarous usage of the time , gave the neighbouring hamlets to the flames , Mr An- drew comforted the ...
... held out his castle of Dunnottar against Montrose , then in arms for the king ; and when the great marquis , according to the barbarous usage of the time , gave the neighbouring hamlets to the flames , Mr An- drew comforted the ...
Page 42
... held in the same parish the barony of Luthumière , which after their forfeiture was con- ferred on the illustrious family of Du Hommet , the hereditary constables of Normandy , and the kins- men of its duke . This house had intermarried ...
... held in the same parish the barony of Luthumière , which after their forfeiture was con- ferred on the illustrious family of Du Hommet , the hereditary constables of Normandy , and the kins- men of its duke . This house had intermarried ...
Page 50
... held the office for thirty - three years , till in 1725 he was suc- ceeded by the more famous Maclaurin . “ A daughter of this Professor Gregory , " says Dr Reid , " was the victim of an unfortunate attachment , which became the subject ...
... held the office for thirty - three years , till in 1725 he was suc- ceeded by the more famous Maclaurin . “ A daughter of this Professor Gregory , " says Dr Reid , " was the victim of an unfortunate attachment , which became the subject ...
Page 55
... held by Swift . " The institution of convents , " says the editor of Swiftiana , " seems in one point a strain of great wisdom , there being few irregularities in human passions , that may not have recourse to vent themselves in some of ...
... held by Swift . " The institution of convents , " says the editor of Swiftiana , " seems in one point a strain of great wisdom , there being few irregularities in human passions , that may not have recourse to vent themselves in some of ...
Page 65
... held of waters , at the first creation of the world , when God himself was the only speaker of the house ; where they met of compulsion rather than fair ac- cord , when for the time there will be no dealing with them , so implacable ...
... held of waters , at the first creation of the world , when God himself was the only speaker of the house ; where they met of compulsion rather than fair ac- cord , when for the time there will be no dealing with them , so implacable ...
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